Wednesday, June 6, 2012
Who is Hindley?
Hindley Earnshaw, can be attributed as the antagonist of the plot line. Hindley's father adopts Heathcliff as a young boy and Hindley resents Heathcliff when he is brought to Wuthering Heights. After his mother dies he Inherits the Estate and marries a beautiful women named Frances. Later on in the story Frances dies after giving birth to her child causing Hindley to become a severe alcoholic. Hindley's excessive drinking habits eventually leads to his downfall not to mention his death. Hindley is not a dynamic character in the story because throughout the plot line, he persists as a cruel and evil man.
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Yes, I think Hindley did stay mean and cruel throughout. However, I think he changed in some ways. For example, he went from despising Heathcliff to befriending and admiring him (probably because of Heathcliff's newly attained wealth though...) to hating him once more. However, I think his overall intentions stayed constant throughout the book, as you said. I felt that at some points in the book, Heathcliff was the antagonist in some ways. He turned from being a gentleman (when he returned to Wuthering Heights for the first time) to being a savage, heartless and violent man and it seemed that he was angry at everyone because of his sadness due to Catherine's death and her choosing Edgar over him.
ReplyDeleteOh also, I was appaled at the way he Hindley treated his own son. He should have put him in the care of someone more capable than himself (possibly Nelly, who had been taking care of the baby initially in any case) rather than putting the child through such difficulties. I think I might write a post just about Hindley and Hareton's relationship.
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